You can even make barbecue in your apartment! How to choose an electric grill for your home?

Electric grills are convenient for cooking juicy fried meat and barbecue, vegetables.

The devices are suitable for stewing and heating dishes.

They are used both in the country and at home. – it all depends on how much food needs to be prepared and for how many people.

Requirements for home electric grills

Any electric grill that can be purchased in hardware stores is suitable for home use. It is enough to take into account several requirements for the device:

• heat-resistant coating:
• presence of power regulator - you can choose an option that automatically adjusts the necessary parameters for a particular dish, but such models sometimes cost twice as much as regular ones;
• handle material - should not heat up;
• possibility to remove the tray - if it is not removable, it is better to refuse such a model, since you will have to constantly line the baking sheet with foil.

Types: contact, with removable panels, spit, volcanic stone and others

Grills there are several types:

• contact (open or closed type);
• contactless;
• with removable panels;
• with non-removable panels.

Contactless models are divided into the following categories:

• Vertical (with spit) — equipped with a spit for a whole chicken carcass or several skewers for shashlik. The spit with the skewered products is located not horizontally, but vertically, which ensures uniform roasting.

Photo 1. Cooking in a vertical electric grill. With the help of the device it is possible to fry both a whole chicken and shashlik.

• Planetary — the heating element is made in the form of a disk, hence the name. In the operating mode, all the skewers rotate.
• Carousel — the mounts with products rotate during cooking not only around the battery, but also around their own axis, resembling a carousel. Such a unit is usually present in a bistro.
• Skewers - a subtype of carousel grills, they work on the same principle, all the workpieces are placed on spits.
• With volcanic stone — in these models, an electric element heats volcanic stones, the heat from which cooks the food.

There are also universal models that combine the features of open and closed designs.

By placement principle: desktop, portable, stationary

By placement principle electric grills there are:

• portable;
• stationary;
• tabletop.

Portable are installed anywhere in the house or yard. The main thing is that the socket is within reach. With the help of portable units, meat, fish, and vegetable dishes are prepared for an average family.

Stationary Grills are not used in private homes due to their high energy consumption, bulkiness and difficulty in use.

They can often be found in restaurants and cafes and are intended for preparing food for a large number of people. The grill will cook a leg of beef, a whole bird, or a whole fish in one go.

Tabletop model designed to create a small number of portions. This grill consumes little: only 0.7 kW, costs significantly less than others. But you won't be able to cook something large on it, for example, a large skewer of shashlik, a chicken carcass or fish. Usually this model is purchased for heating and frying ready-made dishes.

It is impossible to give universal advice on which grill is best to buy. Choice depends on the family's preferences. Thus, the contact type model is suitable for lovers of fried food, for those who want to regulate the heating level themselves and prefer dishes with a crispy crust.

Contactless The grill has a closed chamber equipped with skewers or brackets (rotisseries), where the products rotate during the cooking process. There is no talk of any crust here, this option is good for healthy eating supporters, as well as barbecue lovers.

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Electric grill consists of the following parts:

• heating element;
• work surface;
• frame;
• pallet;
• food fasteners.

An essential component of any electric grill is heating element (TEN), whose power reaches up to 2 kW. The surface coating of the device and the handle of the device do not heat up, which is especially convenient for the owner.

Electric models are safer and lighter than gas ones, simple and easy to use. Their operation does not entail danger, electric grill can be used in an apartment, even on a balcony.

The medium-sized model allows you to cook up to six servings, so it will be possible to feed 12-15 people.

The device can operate in one of the following modes:

• mini oven;
• barbecue tiles;
• grill;
• barbecue.

In addition to the main parts, there may be thermostat, temperature controller.

Photos of devices

Photo 2. Electric grill with volcanic stones. It is a contactless model of the device.

Photo 3. Cooking on a contact electric grill. You can cook different dishes at the same time.

Photo 4. Contactless model of electric grill. The device has no lid, food is fried only on one side.

Useful video

Watch the video to learn how to choose the right electric grill for home use.

The nuances of purchasing electric grills for home

Before you head to the supermarket, think about what you'll be grilling, how many people are going to use it And is there enough space for the device? The wiring should be strong enough to ensure that the planned barbecue party is not spoiled in any way.

Remember, one grill will not replace other devices, such as a steamer. Not paying enough attention to the choice of purchase can end in disappointment and wasted money.